US drivers running out of gas
It seems that despite the problems with getting enough fuels to supply the fuel hungry Americans, they are not taking this very seriously on a personal level. For they are still driving everywhere that they can, but unfortunately because of the cost of fuel, they are trying to stretch out every last drop from the [...]
February 22, 2008Oil prices soar again
We could be looking at the prices of crude oil settling at new all time highs of above the $100 per barrel level. We have seen that the price did rise above the $100 mark but it did settle down later at below this figure, but it seems now that the prices are set to [...]
August 28, 2007Business rate rise to fund public transport
According to a report by the Centre of Cities Think Tank, local authorities could easily raise around £10 billion for the use in public transport projects, one of which could be the London Cross Rail project, which would mean trains would not need to terminate in London.
By creating a supplementary business rate the larger cities [...]
John Redwood plans red tape cut
The Conservative ultra right winger, John Redwood is to propose a cut in business red tape which is expected to save businesses around £14 billion.
This plan has not been adopted by David Cameron or the Conservative party itself. Yet as they are still trailing in the opinion polls they need to do something, but is [...]